topic Tax Year Prior to 2020: Unable to file for state of california in State tax filing

Tax Year Prior to 2020: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:09:55 GMT

Still unable to e-file for the st of ca. software says some forms are not available but unable to determine which one. when will all the forms for CA be available?

Re: Unable to file for state of california

WKins2 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:07:16 GMT

You can check to see what forms are available and when the other forms will be available for CA by clicking here: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/state-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-individual-personal-tax-products/00/26227

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:25:26 GMT

The availability of forms in this listing for efiling is pretty useless as most of the forms show either available or unsupported. Not sure what that means. Do all the state forms need to be available in order to e-file? Something doesn't seem right.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

tnajdi — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:27:49 GMT

Same here. They don't say which forms are not ready. We're already in February.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

WKins2 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:32:03 GMT

Yes all the forms need to be available in order to e-file. If a form says unsupported that means the form is not supported in the method you want to file (i.e. not available for e-file).

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:46:42 GMT

If that is the case, the Form 8453 & federal schedule A which are needed to efile for the st of ca thru TT is unsupported so then that would mean I cannot efile thru your software. Please confirm.

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Form 8453, Online e-file Return Authorization available unsupported

Federal Schedule A, Itemized Deductions available unsupported

Form 3582, Payment Voucher for Electronically Transmitted Returns available unsupported

Schedule W-2, Wage and Withholding Statement available unsupported

Information Worksheet available unsupported

Re: Unable to file for state of california

tnajdi — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:33:25 GMT

Update for me:

This seems to be specific to Turbotax. I filled my taxes using both Turbotax and H&R block to test. Got same amount of refund for federal and state, but was only able to file with H&R block.....

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:12:15 GMT

can you please have a answer for my question from yesterday regarding filing of St of CA taxes. The needed forms are not available in TT? Please advise and confirm how this should be handled. Pretty irritated

Re: Unable to file for state of california

BillM223 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:24:37 GMT

"Unsupported" has three meanings:

TurboTax has not received the state forms yet so TurboTax can't estimate at this point when the forms may be available in the product
The state is not going to provide the forms, so TurboTax will never support the form
The state will not enable the form for e-filing, so TurboTax can't make it available for e-filing

Which California form are you asking about?

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:48:42 GMT

Form 8453, Online e-file Return Authorization available unsupported

Federal Schedule A, Itemized Deductions available unsupported

Form 3582, Payment Voucher for Electronically Transmitted Returns available unsupported

Schedule W-2, Wage and Withholding Statement available unsupported

Information Worksheet available unsupported

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:49:21 GMT

so these forms are available for printing but not efile.

Form 8453, Online e-file Return Authorization available unsupported

Federal Schedule A, Itemized Deductions available unsupported

Form 3582, Payment Voucher for Electronically Transmitted Returns available unsupported

Schedule W-2, Wage and Withholding Statement available unsupported

Information Worksheet available unsupported

Re: Unable to file for state of california

BillM223 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:05:47 GMT

Surely you are not trying to file all of these forms. I was asking which California form on your return were you asking about.

In the case of "Form 8453, Online e-file Return Authorization", It doesn't make sense to e-file this form, because it is the paper copy for your records that you consented to have TurboTax e-file your return.

Form 3582 is used to accompany your check when you owe money and you print and mail the return. Again, it would make no sense to e-file this form.

If you would look at this California website, you will see the only forms that California will accept for e-filing. Any forms not on this list that are part of the California return will be listed in TurboTax as "unsupported" because the state will not accept them.

The most unusual thing this year is that California will not accept Schedule C (sole proprietorship) by e-file this year; all California returns with a federal Schedule C have to be printed and mailed this year.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:39:01 GMT

I don't know which form is unavailable. When I try to save to PDF or preview print copy I get the following:

Your california return(s) is currently unavailable to view, print or download because some the the forms haven't been finalized.

My federal forms are only the following"

1040-SR

Schedule B

Schedule D

So I'm at a loss why I cannot file the state in TT

Re: Unable to file for state of california

BillM223 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:06:28 GMT

Please try this. Go to the State Review for California and run the Review. See if the Review will tell you which California forms are not ready.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:15:24 GMT

I did file> preview-it did show the tax return

These are the forms listed for 2019 California Tax Return:

Form 8453-OL

Form 540

Schedule CA (540)

Schedule D (540)

Schedule A:

Form 1040-SR

Schedule B

Schedule D

Didn't indicate which forms were not available. Could not determine where else to do a state review separately.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

lw1122 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:35:41 GMT

I think it's Schedule D that is not final for the State of CA?

Re: Unable to file for state of california

kr4ftw3rk — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:14:38 GMT

Still unable to file CA return due to the "...government is still working on finishing up certain tax forms that are in your 2020 tax return."

Re: Unable to file for state of california

AmyC — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:32:08 GMT

@kr4ftw3rk Please see State form availability.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

kr4ftw3rk — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:50:15 GMT

From the list I'm surmising that the form (CA 3853) will be available on Feb. 11, 2021

Thank you for your help.

Re: Unable to file for state of california

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:02:02 GMT

I'm also having issues submitting my CA state return.

When I view the California Individual Form Availability list, form CA 8453-OL is listed as "unsupported".

This is confusing, considering it's the form that allows for e-filing. I attempted to use the Tax Tools feature in TT to delete the form from my submission, but that is also not working. When I choose to delete the form, the form is not being removed.

Does someone know how to either delete form CA 8453-OL or get around this submission issue for CA?